Totò

Land: Italy
Geschlecht: M
Geburtstag: 1898-02-15
Ist gestorben: 1967-04-15
Biografie
Totò was born Antonio Clemente in a poor district of Naples, the illegitimate son of Anna Clemente from Sicily and Marquis Giuseppe De Curtis from Naples. Nicknamed “il principe della risata’ ("the prince of laughter"), he was an Italian comedian, film and theatre actor, writer, singer and songwriter, and widely considered one of the greatest Italian artists of the 20th century. While he first gained his popularity as a comic actor, his dramatic roles, poetry, and songs are all of cultural import; his style and a number of his recurring jokes and gestures have become universally known memes in Italy.
As a comic actor, Totò is classified as an heir of the Commedia dell'Arte tradition, and has been compared to such figures as Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin. At the age of 15, he was already acting as a comedian in small theatres, under pseudonym "Clerment". His early repertoire mostly consisted in imitations of Gustavo De Marco's characters. He served in the army during World War I and then went back to acting to develop the trademarks of his style.
In 1937, he appeared in his first movie "Fermo con le mani", and later starred in other 96 films, many of which are still frequently broadcast on Italian television.In his vast cinematographic career, Totò had the opportunity to act side by side with virtually all major Italian actors of the time. Totò's unmistakable figure, with his peculiarly irregular face (due to an accident in his teen years), and his unique trademark ability to disarticulate his body like a marionette, soon became very popular and his comic gags became part of the Italian culture. Totò died at the age of 69 in Rome, after a series of heart attacks. Due to overwhelming popular request there were three funeral services: the first in Rome, and the second and third in Naples. Totò's birth home has been recently opened to the public as a museum.
Schauspieler:
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1. Hände weg! (1937), film...Antonio 'Totò' Toretota
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2. St. John the Baptist Beheaded (1940), film...Mastro Agostino Miciacio
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3. L'allegro fantasma (1941), film...Nicolino & Gelsomino & Antonino
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4. Due cuori fra le belve (1943), film...Totò
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5. Due cuori fra le belve (1943), film...Totò Baby / il Padre
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6. The Rape of the Sabine (1945), film...Aristide Tromboni
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7. I due orfanelli (1947), film...Gasparre
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8. Fifa e arena (1948), film...Nicolino Capece
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9. Toto Tours Italy (1948), film
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10. The Firemen of Viggiu (1949), film...The Suitor - Disguises Himself as Dummy / Band Lea
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11. Toto Looks For a House (1949), film...Beniamino Lomacchio
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12. Der Kaiser von Capri (1949), film...Antonio De Fazio
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13. Yvonne of the Night (1949), film...Nino, il fantasista
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14. Totò le Mokò (1949), film
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15. Der tolle Juxbaron (1950), film...Il barone Antonio Peletti
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16. Totò als Scheich (1950), film...Antonio Sapore, il maggiordomo
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17. Tototarzan (1950), film...Antonio Della Buffas
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18. Le sei mogli di Barbablù (1950), film...Antonio Esposito
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19. Toto Looks for a Wife (1950), film...Toto
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20. Figaro qua... Figaro là (1950), film
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21. Sette ore di guai (1951), film
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22. Toto and the King of Rome (1952), film...Ercole Pappalardo
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23. Totò und die Frauen (1952), film...Antonio Scaparro
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24. Neapolitan Turk (1953), film...Felice Sciosciammocca
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25. Die Gaunerparade (1954), film...Tapioca
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26. Il medico dei pazzi (1954), film...Felice Sciosciammocca
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27. Totò cerca pace (1954), film...Gennaro Piselli
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28. Die verkaufte Unschuld (1954), film...Felice Sciosciammocca
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29. So geht's im Leben (1954), film...Rosario Chiarchiaro (segment
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30. Das Gold von Neapel (1954), film...Don Saverio Petrillo
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31. Wo ist die Freiheit? (1954), film...Salvatore Lojacono
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32. Destination Piovarolo (1955), film...Antonio La Quaglia
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33. Vier Herzen in Rom (1955), film...Professore Semprini
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34. Are We Men or Corporals? (1955), film...Totò Baby / il Padre
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35. Der Lebensretter (1955), film...Gennaro Vaccariello
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36. Variety carousel (1955), film
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37. Totò, lascia o raddoppia? (1956), film...Duca Gagliardo della Forcoletta
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...Antonio Caponi
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39. Die Bande der Ehrlichen (1956), film...Antonio Bonocore
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40. Totò, Peppino e i Fuorilegge (1956), film...Antonio
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41. Mein Allerwertester (1957), film
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42. Gesetz ist Gesetz (1958), film...Giuseppe La Paglia
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43. Diebe haben's schwer (1958), film...Dante Cruciani
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44. Pariser wider Willen (1958), film...Antonio Sapore, il maggiordomo
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45. Gambe d’oro (1958), film...Barone Luigi Fontana
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46. Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche (1958), film...Ragionier Antonio Vignanelli
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47. Totò und Marcellino (1958), film...Il professore
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48. Totò in the Moon (1958), film...Pasquale Belafronte
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49. You're on Your Own (1959), film...Il nonno illuminato
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50. Jeder Dieb braucht ein Alibi (1959), film...Commissario Di Sapio
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51. The Overtaxed (1959), film...Torquato Pezzella
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52. Toto in Madrid (1959), film...Totò Scorcelletti
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53. La cambiale (1959), film
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54. Dieb aus Leidenschaft (1960), film...Umberto 'Infortunio' Pennazzuto
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55. Letto a tre piazze (1960), film...Antonio Di Cosimo
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...Cavaliere Antonio Cocozza
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57. Chi si ferma è perduto (1960), film...Antonio Guardalavecchia
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58. Signori si nasce (1960), film...Ottone Degli Ulivi, detto Zazà
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59. Noi duri (1960), film...L'Algerino
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60. The Two Marshals (1961), film...Antonio Capurro
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61. Totò, Peppino und das süße Leben (1961), film...Antonio Barbacane
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62. Totò truffa (1961), film...Antonio Peluffo
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63. Seine Exzellenz bleibt zum Essen (1961), film...The So-Called Dr Biagio Tanzarella
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...Antonio La Puzza / Canarinis
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65. Toto vs. Maciste (1962), film...Totokamen Sabachi
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66. Zaboravni Collegno (1962), film...Lo smemorato
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67. Totò diabolicus (1962), film...Marquis Galeazzo di Torrealta / Gen. Scipione di T
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68. Totò di notte n. 1 (1962), film...Nini
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69. The Monk of Monza (1963), film...Pasquale Cicciacalda / Don Manuel
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70. Gli onorevoli (1963), film...Antonio La Trippa
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71. Toto vs the Four (1963), film...Antonio Saracino
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72. Toto and Cleopatra (1963), film...Marc'Antonio / Totonno
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73. Die zwei Obersten (1963), film...Colonnello Di Maggio
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74. Il comandante (1963), film...Ragionier Antonio Vignanelli
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75. Totò Sexy (1963), film...Nini Cantachiaro
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76. Der kürzeste Tag (1963), film...Frate bersagliere
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77. Le motorizzate (1963), film...Urbano Cacace
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78. What Ever Happened to Baby Toto? (1964), film...Totò Baby / il Padre
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79. Toto vs. the Black Pirate (1964), film...José
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80. Beautiful Families (1964), film...Filiberto Comanducci
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81. Rita La Figlia Americana (1965), film...Serafino Benvenuti
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82. Totò d'Arabia (1965), film...Totò
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83. Latin Lovers (1965), film...Antonio Gargiulo
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...Il Frate
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85. Große Vögel, kleine Vögel (1966), film...Totò Innocenti / Frate Cicillo
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86. Unser Boß ist eine Dame (1966), film...Don Vincenzo
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87. Hexen von heute (1967), film...Ciancicato Miao
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88. Familienvater (1967), film...Uomo al funerale
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89. Totò Story (1968), film...Marquis Galeazzo di Torrealta / Gen. Scipione di T
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90. Caprice Italian Style (1968), film...Anziano signore Iago
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91. Naples '44 (2016), film...Self
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...Self (archive footage)
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93. Risate all'italiana (2022), film...Totò
Drehbuch:
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1. Il medico dei pazzi (1954), film
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2. Are We Men or Corporals? (1955), film...(screenplay)
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3. Der Lebensretter (1955), film